Fabryka Zirok ( – Star Factory), is a Ukrainian televised talent show, which began in 2007 that features a group of young male and female candidates, aged 16 or older, across the country. The show became a huge success and a must-watch event for its fans. It is the Ukrainian adaptation of the French television show Star Academy, which is produced by Endemol. Fabryka Zirok is produced by Dutch company Endemol and Ukrainian Novyi Kanal. The show is based on the Spanish format called Operación Triunfo. The show basically revolves over 16 contestants that go live in an isolated penthouse apartment, with one of the contestants getting eliminated every week. The contestants get to showcase their talents in a weekly concert in which the contestants get to perform on stage with various designs, dancers, solo performances, a cappella on piano and sharing the stage with the most popular singers in Ukraine and the CIS. The contestants were required to be aged 16 or older at the time of the contest. Teachers Vocals: Olena Grebenyok Choreography: Olena Kolyadenko Acting Instructor: Roman Viktyok Fitness: Lilya Podkopayeva Stylist: Angela Litsiya, Volodimir Tarasyok Psychiatrist: Vadim Kolesnikov Series overview Seasons & Contestants Fabryka Zirok 1 (2007-2008) Olga Tsibulska Winner Katya Velaskes Sasha Ilchyshyn Vitaliy Yarouviy Elizabeth Anum-Dorkhuso Christina Kim Jeka Milkovskiy Yulia Borza Vitaliy Bondarenko Dasha Astafieva Arina Domsky Taras Chernyenko Dima Kadnay Evgen Tolochniy Oleksander Bodyanckiy Dasha Kolomiets Fabryka Zirok 2 (2008) Duet Vladimir Dantes - Vadim Oleynik Winner Anastasia Vostokova Kira Shaytanova Regina Todorenko Alisa Tarabarova Mark Savin Ganna Mukhina Lina Mytsuky Olena Vinogradova Boris Aprel Kara Kay Denis Dekanin Vlad Darvin Max Barskih Gurgen Fabryka Zirok 3 (2009) Stas Shurins Winner Andrey Philipov Mykola Serga Oleksiy Matias Eva Bushmina Vitaliy Cherva Anastasia Plis Vasil Nagirnyak Tatiana Vorjeva Artyem Mekh Irina Kristinina Erika Santa Dimopulos Borisenko Brothers Alina Actrovska Sabrina Fabryka Superfinal (2010) Selected contestants from the past 3 seasons compete to become the top superstar: Oleksiy Matias Winner Maxim Barskikh Olga Tsibulska Mykola Serga Vitaliy Bondarenko Vadim Oleynik Stas Shurins Vladimir Dantes Elizabeth Anum-Dorkhuso Eva Bushmina Boris Aprel Borisenko Brothers Dima Kadnay Erika Regina Alisa Trabarova Fabryka Zirok 4 (2011) Producer Sergei Kuzin Jury Masha Efrosinina Iryna Bilyk Alyona Mozgovaya Vitaliy Drozdov Contestants Anna Voloshina Pavel Voronets Snezhana Firsova Sonya Denis Lyubimov Anton Klimik Misha Sokolovskiy Paulina Sergey Klimentyev Kseniya Lanova Dasha Doris Yuriy Klyuchnik Yulia Rudnyeva Winner Yevgeniy Belozerov Masha Goya